Getting Started with Windows Forms

With Windows Forms, you can create powerful Windows-based applications. The following topics describe in-depth how to harness the power of Windows Forms to display data, handle user input, and deploy your applications easily and with enhanced security.

In This Section

• Creating a New Windows Form
  Contains links to topics that describe basic concepts for creating Windows Forms applications.

• Creating Event Handlers in Windows Forms
  Contains links to topics that describe how to create Windows Forms event handlers.

• Adjusting the Size and Scale of Windows Forms
  Contains links to topics that show how to adjust the size and scale of Windows Forms.

• Changing the Appearance of Windows Forms
  Contains links to topics that show how to change the appearance of Windows Forms applications.

• Windows Forms Controls
  Contains links to topics that describe and show how to use Windows Forms controls and components.

• User Input in Windows Forms
  Contains links to topics that describe and show how to handle input from the user in Windows Forms applications.

• Dialog Boxes in Windows Forms
  Contains links to topics that describe the different dialog boxes for use in Windows Forms.

• Windows Forms Data Binding
  Contains links to topics that describe the Windows Forms data binding architecture and how to use it in Windows Forms applications.

• Windows Forms Security
  Contains links to topics that describe how to build Windows Forms applications that have enhanced security.

• ClickOnce Deployment for Windows Forms
  Contains links to topics that describe how to easily deploy Windows Forms applications.

• How to: Access Keyed Collections in Windows Forms
  Demonstrates how to access collections with keys rather than indexes.

Related Sections

• Enhancing Windows Forms Applications
  Contains links to topics that describe more advanced concepts for creating Windows Forms applications.